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mail-men
mail·man
/
ˈmeɪlˌmæn
/
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[
meyl
-man
]
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noun,
plural
mail·men.
a person employed by the post office to deliver
mail
;
mail carrier
.
Origin:
1860–65;
mail
1
+
man
1
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mailman
(ˈmeɪlˌmæn)
—
n
,
pl
-men
another name for
postman
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History
mailman
1881, from
mail
(1) +
man
(n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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